Three days of rest time passed in the blink of an eye. Su Xiaolou took Tu Yao and others to see the restaurant they bought. After renovation, it was transformed into a funeral style. Su Xiaolou made a list and asked Tu Yao and others to After receiving the money, they went to buy materials together. Yu Sheng stayed behind to post a small advertisement made by Su Xiaolou, which was bound to let the entire city of Nanjing know that the Gossip Inn was about to open. Su Xiaolou went to work at Jinyiwei Yamen.
As soon as he arrived at the Yamen Su Xiaolou, he was taken care of by Lei Zhen.
It has been some time since the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen captured the demon sect's demons. Lei Zhenfu envoy has submitted it for some time. However, Emperor Wu's anti-rebellion trip has been changed to a tour south. At this time, he is meeting beauties in Linqing. Most of the people who are reviewing the memorial are now Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said that the suppression of bandits this time did not damage the foundation of the demon sect. There was no merit or demerit, and the reward should not be too big.
Su Xiaolou was not too surprised. When he studied the history of the Ming Dynasty, he knew that Wu Zong was the most playful emperor in the Ming Dynasty. During the Zhengde period, the "Eight Tigers" were in chaos, Liu Jin controlled the government, the factories and guards merged, the Qianjiang River fought, and the imperial court It was a foul atmosphere, and it was lucky not to be involved. However, looking at the development of this situation, Wu Zong was about to reach the end of his life. According to Ming history, Wu Zong fell into the water and died during this southern tour.
Governor Lei Zhen saw that Su Xiaolou had a clear understanding of the situation and that he was a person who understood the general situation and did not strive for temporary gains, so he took out the letter of appointment and gave Su Xiaolou the position of farm manager for the purpose of suppressing bandits. of commendations.
Su Xiaolou understood that the reward from Lei Zhenfu was real. In this era when food was the most important thing for the people, the farm manager was not only a real power position, but also a fat job. Most people would appoint their cronies to take on this position, and they would earn thirty-seven dollars. Or it was four or six, but Lei Zhenfushi gave it directly to Su Xiaolou. He took a big advantage.
Officialdom is all about personal sophistication. Even if Lei Zhenfu didn't tell him, Su Xiaolou still planned to give Lei Zhenfu a commission.
Inspector Lei Zhen seemed to have something important to tell Su Xiaolou. After driving out all the maids who brought tea, he pulled Su Xiaolou and said seriously: "My dear nephew, my father and I have been friends since childhood. Watching you grow up, your parents are no longer here, I should take care of you, and ask you if you want to be promoted and make a fortune?"
Su Xiaolou was a little confused for a moment, but he still answered truthfully: "I never dreamed that you would find a way to get promoted and make a fortune. Please show me."
"We have worked hard here in Nanjing for another ten or twenty years and we will be the same as we are now. If we want to be a powerful minister and have great power, we still have to do what we want and be able to play with Wuzong. Qian Ning and Jiang Bin are not examples. Is it? Both of them came from the bottom of Jinyiwei. With their clever tricks, they were adopted by Wu Zong as their adopted sons. From then on, their official careers were like riding on rockets. When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, no one in Nanjing can compare to the wise nephew. You In order to please the mighty Emperor Wu, does the wise nephew really not want to control the situation in the court?"
Su Xiaolou thought about it, isn't this developing in the direction of a sycophant? In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong was short-lived and died at the age of thirty. None of the favored ministers around Emperor Wuzong had a good end either. This was not a wise move. We had to find a way to make Lei Zhenfu retreat when he saw the difficulties, so he gave up on this idea. , then said: "Now the Jiang Bin family is the only one in the court, and we don't have much foundation in Beijing, so we'd better stay in Nanjing!"
Seeing Su Xiaolou's hesitation, Lei Zhenfu continued: "If we can have a lot of money, we can bribe the officials in the capital and gain access to the network. If we plan carefully, our nephew will definitely be appreciated by Emperor Wu. Those officials in the capital They are all very greedy and will not turn away money.”
"Their appetite is too big. We can't satisfy it. With the little oil and water from Jin Yiwei's farm, I'm afraid this land will have to be cultivated for the next life. Old man, let's forget it!"
Seeing Su Xiaolou's refusal, Lei Zhenfu said excitedly: "Although we don't have that much money, those people in the capital can take bribes, and we can also use heresy to invade the demon sect." In just a few months in Jiangnan, gold, silver and jewelry can be plundered from Xiao Shangao, why don’t we cooperate with them.”
Su Xiaolou suddenly realized that Lei Zhenfu had previously said that he had interrogated the fat old man from the Blood Moon Sect in Huixian County that night, fearing that the fat old man might have told Lei Zhenfu what he bribed him in the secret room. The envoy said it once and repeated his old tricks. The envoy Lei Zhen was already moved! Maybe there was some deal reached in private.
The Demon Sect is indeed insidious and cunning. Su Xiaolou could not bear that an elder who had always taken care of him had gone astray, so he tried to persuade him: "There are constant conflicts within the Demon Sect, and two arms were broken. Now I can only hide in a dark ditch. Don't dare to act rashly. You can't believe what they say. Old man, Wu Zong is in a weak body and will not be a long-term partner. It is not a wise move to flatter him. We need to wait for an opportunity. I have a hunch that this opportunity will come soon."
wait! Su Xiaolou's father was waiting for something. He scratched the loess and everything was gone. He never told Su Xiaolou the real cause of his father's death. Even if he did, what would happen!
Judging by people's faces, he has had enough of being controlled by others. He is already old and if he doesn't take a gamble, he is afraid that one day he will block the way of some big shot and be kicked away. He is not willing to accept it. We must convince Su Xiaolou: "The Demon Sect is not as weak as you think. I have received news that the reason why the Demon Sect can develop so rapidly in Jiangnan is because there is support from Mongolia behind it. They will be a big help to us." With your help, nephew! The road has been paved for you, this is an excellent opportunity!"
Su Xiaolou looked at Lei Zhenfu's eyes that were blinded by desire in shock, as if he didn't recognize the old man in front of him who was joking with him and teaching him to punish the strong and help the weak. Only in the Ming Dynasty was he born on the flesh and blood of his ancestors. After standing up for more than 150 years, there are people who have betrayed their country and sought glory and have forgotten the difficult years of being bullied and enslaved.
There was gradually anger in his eyes, and before Su Xiaolou had time to hide his emotions, Lei Zhenfu had already understood.
He didn't expect that the younger generation he had always been caring for and supporting would reject him. He did all this to help him, but he didn't appreciate it. That's it, that's it: "My dear nephew, look at me, all the nonsense I say in a moment of excitement is nonsense." My nephew, don’t take it to heart, since you don’t want to, I won’t force you!”
"Did Ambassador Lei Zhen say something just now? We were not talking about my appointment as farm steward, so you gave me some instructions on Zhuangzi?"
"Ah! That's right! You're a bad boy and you've always caused trouble. When you become a farm steward, you have to restrain yourself and don't act recklessly!"
"Yes, I am resigning."
Su Xiaolou bowed politely to Ambassador Lei Zhen as if he were worshiping the God of Wealth.
The old man looked at Su Xiaolou's leaving figure and fell into deep thought. Then he picked up a pen and wrote a memorial and handed it to the people around him, telling him to send it to the capital immediately.
